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‘Space Force’ returns to Netflix for a 2nd season of high-flying hilarity

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Science fiction comedy is a television sub-genre that’s getting more and more popular. For example, we now have “The Orville,” “Resident Alien,” “Red Dwarf” and even “Avenue 5.”  “Star Trek” even experimented in this arena with the epic “Short Trek” episode “The Trouble With Edward.” And now, thankfully, we also have “Star Trek: Lower Decks.” … Read more

James Webb Space Telescope sails beyond the orbit of the moon after 2nd course correction

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NASA’s next-generation space observatory has sailed beyond the orbit of the moon after nailing the second of three required course-correction burns, agency officials said Monday. The long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope launched on Saturday (Dec. 25), beginning a one-month deployment process. Over the course of that deployment, the observatory must execute three burns to adjust … Read more

SpaceX lofts Turkish communications satellite to orbit in 2nd Falcon 9 rocket launch of the day

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched its second rocket in less than 24 hours on Saturday night (Dec. 18), delivering a Turkish communications satellite into orbit before capping off the successful mission with a landing at sea.  A 230-foot-tall (70 meters) Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 here at Cape Canaveral … Read more

SpaceX will launch its 2nd Falcon 9 rocket in less than 16 hours tonight. Watch it live.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX will launch its second rocket in less than 24 hours Saturday (Dec. 18) and you can watch the action live online.  The private spaceflight company will launch the Turksat 5B communications satellite for Turkey on one of its previously flown Falcon 9 rockets. The mission is set to lift off … Read more

NASA greenlights Axiom Space’s 2nd private mission to International Space Station

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NASA has given the go-ahead to another private crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The agency will work with Axiom Space to find a window for the Houston-based company’s second ISS mission, NASA officials said in an update Monday (Dec. 13). That flight, known as Ax-2, is currently scheduled to launch from NASA’s … Read more